Bob Chipman, Author at The Escapist

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Guardians of The Galaxy Director Explains Marvel Movie Infinity Stones

James Gunn and Marvel set the record straight on their universe’s biggest macguffins Minor Spoilers follow Though long expected by fans, it wasn’t ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 5, 2014

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Sony Announces Female Spider-Man Spin-Off

“Quick – what haven’t we tried yet?” Two of Summer 2014’s big ongoing movie stories – Sony’s ongoing attempts to make the anemic ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 4, 2014

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The Meaning of Sharknado

Sharknado is trying to cash in on the so-bad-it’s-good bandwagon… but it kind of works. You’re supposed to be either outraged and amused ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 4, 2014

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Report: Studio Ghibli May Be Shutting Down – Update

General Manager implies world-renowned anime studio may close its doors this year Update: Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft is reporting that some of the conflicting ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 3, 2014

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Bridesmaids Director “In Talks” For Female-Led Reboot of Ghostbusters

I ain’t afraid of no… girls? It made the rounds earlier in the day that Paul Feig, director of the hit comedy Bridesmaids, ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 3, 2014

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SpongeBob Squarepants Goes Live-Action/3D in New Movie Trailer

Nicktoons heroes battle live-action evil on dry land in long-awaited sequel Want to feel old? It has been a full ten years since ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 2, 2014

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Friday Box Office: Guardians of The Galaxy Is a Record-Breaking Smash

The Marvel hot-streak marches on It seems not even an openly-bizarre set of characters, a lack of major (onscreen) stars and the absence ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 2, 2014

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Will Marvel Studios Next Big Star Be… Squirrel Girl?

Marvel has filed a trademark to protect the rights to one of their most unusual heroines Marvel Studios is having a good weekend, ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 2, 2014

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Dead Island Movie Isn’t Dead, After All

“A movie about zombies? I dunno… hasn’t really been tried in last few hours or so…” The proposed Dead Island movie was supposed ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 1, 2014

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Marvel Releases SDCC “Recap” Montage

The official SDCC looking-back montage is now online The much talked-about first scenes from Age of Ultron have yet to (officially) materialize online, ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 1, 2014

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Is Ridley Scott’s Biblical Epic Exodus Whitewashing Ancient Egypt?

Hopefully Exodus will be more than just racial stereotypes. Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings is looking to be one of the big ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 1, 2014

Retro Marvel TV

When Captain America Throws His Crappy Shield

Like many of Marvel’s 70 TV efforts, Captain America didn’t really hit the mark. If you want a singular reason as to why ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 30, 2014

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